Various Artists: Katanga Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm / Var (Vinyl LP)
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Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm Vol. 1 & 2 combines the first two volumes from the Exotic Blues & Rhythm compilation series named Katanga! (2013) and Ahbe Casabe! (2013) with two additional bonus tracks (CD only). This album is a colorful garden of delights consisting of R'n'B and rock'n'roll based songs from the 1940s to the early 1960s that all have this slightly exotic, dark and mystical feeling from the melody structures and instrumentation. Eddie Cole & Three Peppers with their hypnotizing groover Police for example present a Caribbean mento with a mambo and rhythm'n'blues feel. This piece finds it's roots in the late 1940s and demonstrates how far even the predecessors of rock music already got in their development. It is only one out of 26 rare gems. The collection starts with the recognizable, gloomy bluesy tune named Green Onions played the Claus Ogermann Orchestra. The Ahbe Casabe portion is where the strange and quirky charm of exotica music captures souls even more. The title track for example is a song from the late '50s written by proto hippie Ehden Ahbez and combines a Latin groove with a vocal melody speaking of dark backstreets in oriental cities. The backing vocal effects here are more than strange somewhere between a deep gnarling and chipmunk-style squeaking while the lead vocals on the other hand are soulful and striking as expected. Kip Tyler's Shadow Street leaves the listener somewhere in between the jungle and a haunted oriental café in a town near the desert plains of Egypt. Next to master Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm with his exotic surf instrumental Katanga from the first part, good old rock'n'roll pioneer Bill Haley And His Comets should be the most famous contributor to this musical treasure chest. A nice little oddity bonus track is The Riddle Of The Papawhos by Danny Staton, based on old spirituals and gospels with a 1950s pop music base. The other bonus track by Elena Madera named Pu-Chun-Ga, is another outstanding mad Latin tune with wild female vocals. Also features: Artie Barsamin & Orchestra, Prince Conley, Joe Valino, Chance Halladay, The Chiefs, Jimmy Rushing, Sonny Til And The Orioles, Emmet Davis, Classie Ballou, Jack La Forge, Marti Barris, Steve Arlen, Bruce Cloud, Dickie Thompson, Rene Hall And His Band, Machito And His Orchestra, Mamie Perry, Lord Kitchener and Jamie Coe. Claus Ogerman Orchestra - Green Onions, Artie Barsamin ; Orchestra - Nene Aman, Prince Conley - I'm Going Home, Joe Valino - Everything I Touch Turns to Gold, Chance Halladay - Lucky Me, The Chiefs - Apache, Ike Turner ; His Kings of Rhythm - Katanga, Jimmy Rushing - Where Were You?, Eddie Cole ; the Three Peppers - Police, Sonny Til and the Orioles - Hey! Little Woman, Emmet Davis - Woke Up This Morning, Classie Ballou - Classie's Whip, Jack la Forge - Cleopatra Kick, Marti Barris - Ahbe Casabe, Steve Arlen - They Took John Away, Bruce Cloud - Lucky Is My Name, Dickie Thompson - Thirteen Women and One Man, Rene Hall and His Band - Cleo, Machito and His Orchestra - Asia Minor, Mamie Perry - Lament, Bill Haley and His Comets - Chick Safari, Lord Kitchener - Big Bamboo, Jamie Coe - Cleopatra, Kip Tyler - Shadow Street, Danny Staton - the Riddle of the Papawhos*, Elena Madera - Pu-Chun-Ga*
Katanga! Ahbe Casabe: Exotic Blues & Rhythm Vol. 1 & 2 combines the first two volumes from the Exotic Blues & Rhythm compilation series named Katanga! (2013) and Ahbe Casabe! (2013) with two additional bonus tracks (CD only). This album is a colorful garden of delights consisting of R'n'B and rock'n'roll based songs from the 1940s to the early 1960s that all have this slightly exotic, dark and mystical feeling from the melody structures and instrumentation. Eddie Cole & Three Peppers with their hypnotizing groover Police for example present a Caribbean mento with a mambo and rhythm'n'blues feel. This piece finds it's roots in the late 1940s and demonstrates how far even the predecessors of rock music already got in their development. It is only one out of 26 rare gems. The collection starts with the recognizable, gloomy bluesy tune named Green Onions played the Claus Ogermann Orchestra. The Ahbe Casabe portion is where the strange and quirky charm of exotica music captures souls even more. The title track for example is a song from the late '50s written by proto hippie Ehden Ahbez and combines a Latin groove with a vocal melody speaking of dark backstreets in oriental cities. The backing vocal effects here are more than strange somewhere between a deep gnarling and chipmunk-style squeaking while the lead vocals on the other hand are soulful and striking as expected. Kip Tyler's Shadow Street leaves the listener somewhere in between the jungle and a haunted oriental café in a town near the desert plains of Egypt. Next to master Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm with his exotic surf instrumental Katanga from the first part, good old rock'n'roll pioneer Bill Haley And His Comets should be the most famous contributor to this musical treasure chest. A nice little oddity bonus track is The Riddle Of The Papawhos by Danny Staton, based on old spirituals and gospels with a 1950s pop music base. The other bonus track by Elena Madera named Pu-Chun-Ga, is another outstanding mad Latin tune with wild female vocals. Also features: Artie Barsamin & Orchestra, Prince Conley, Joe Valino, Chance Halladay, The Chiefs, Jimmy Rushing, Sonny Til And The Orioles, Emmet Davis, Classie Ballou, Jack La Forge, Marti Barris, Steve Arlen, Bruce Cloud, Dickie Thompson, Rene Hall And His Band, Machito And His Orchestra, Mamie Perry, Lord Kitchener and Jamie Coe. Claus Ogerman Orchestra - Green Onions, Artie Barsamin ; Orchestra - Nene Aman, Prince Conley - I'm Going Home, Joe Valino - Everything I Touch Turns to Gold, Chance Halladay - Lucky Me, The Chiefs - Apache, Ike Turner ; His Kings of Rhythm - Katanga, Jimmy Rushing - Where Were You?, Eddie Cole ; the Three Peppers - Police, Sonny Til and the Orioles - Hey! Little Woman, Emmet Davis - Woke Up This Morning, Classie Ballou - Classie's Whip, Jack la Forge - Cleopatra Kick, Marti Barris - Ahbe Casabe, Steve Arlen - They Took John Away, Bruce Cloud - Lucky Is My Name, Dickie Thompson - Thirteen Women and One Man, Rene Hall and His Band - Cleo, Machito and His Orchestra - Asia Minor, Mamie Perry - Lament, Bill Haley and His Comets - Chick Safari, Lord Kitchener - Big Bamboo, Jamie Coe - Cleopatra, Kip Tyler - Shadow Street, Danny Staton - the Riddle of the Papawhos*, Elena Madera - Pu-Chun-Ga*